Zed × Hail

Three steps. That's the bar.

~120 SECONDS · COFFEE OPTIONAL

Grab an API key

Sign in to the Hail console and create a project key. Keep it scoped to the project — you can rotate or kill it any time without touching the rest of your stack.

console.hail.so → Keys → New

Drop Hail into your config

Add the Hail MCP server using the snippet below. Paste it where this client expects MCP servers — the path varies, the shape doesn't.

Zed → Assistant Panel → ⚙ → Configure context servers

JSON · ~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "hail": {
      "command": { "path": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@hail/mcp"] },
      "env": { "HAIL_API_KEY": "hl_live_••••" }
    }
  }
}

Try it once. It works or it doesn't.

Reload the client. The Hail tools should surface in the agent's toolset. Send the prompt below — if a call is placed, an SMS lands, or an email shows up in the inbox view, you're done.

Assistant: "Call my agent and have it confirm the 4pm meeting via SMS."

■ NOTES & GOTCHAS

Zed will hot-reload the assistant after settings change.
For team configs, use .zed/settings.json in your repo.

Three steps. That's the bar.

Grab an API key

Drop Hail into your config

Try it once. It works or it doesn't.

Hail your first call — from this client.